“The introspective man is a frantic one”, I thought to myself as I gaze deep
Into a pair of eyes. “A king without a kingdom”, these words mirror my inner
Being. I searched for questions to which I have the answers, “The watch man
Watches”. This feeling of vanity I’ve accrued in vain I love only the beautiful
And the beautiful is my name. I am naught but a reflection, I’ve become naughty
But a shell, a husk of gold I’ve been told has Worth. “Is it better to be an empty
Jar whose composition is silver or a jar whose contents are gold?” What is
This life worth I wonder my time is somber I ponder the beholder, and if beauty
Lies beyond the mask it shields itself. I touch its heart, it bleeds, I feel myself.
That which I love is me and only me, al others are but silver pieces the contents
Of my purse are golden geases, I love only me.

"Not all music needs to be great or even serious, but with the music that is there's a problem. I think music is far better now than ever before in history, but it's obviously not that way in the mainstream. Even among music aficionados, there is a clear confusion about whether or not there actually is any music experience that can rise above a truly basic song. Music theorists know this to be the case, but frankly too many of them are old and out of touch with the only way of finding the largest collection of progressive music which is by illegally torrenting them (or spending millions of dollars I guess). Why should this lack of musical progression seem so prevalent if whether or not the best is played the average progresses higher and higher? It's obvious why pop hits are what radio spends most of its time on, but even if it made an effort to play the best experimental songs they could find it would not make a big difference as I think it's the way that music is listened to that's to blame. The idea of an eargasmic sound or perfectly sung sentence should be as self evidently ridiculous as the best line of a book, although there are obviously key moments that trump all others there is no sound imaginable that listened to by itself for 2 seconds would please anyone just as there is no sentence in a book that by itself would be anyone's favorite book. It's the context of the sound and meaning of the words in a story that matter. We're extremely lucky that consumers 200 years ago had no say in how much of a Beethoven symphony they got to listen to or they surely also would've said the best 3 and a half minutes at a time missing the whole point. A classical symphony can only be appreciated in its entirety with all of its highs and dreadful, sometimes annoying lows and modern music is no different. Concerts are good for this, but they also woefully miss the peak of a musical experience. An album is pointless if it is a collection of songs that might as well be singles, but must be an entity in its own right. The time that goes into crafting and producing a progression of sounds with a perfect flow is absolutely necessary for an experience worthy to be called an artistic masterpiece. This is well understood in mainstream literature, mainstream film and needs to become understood in mainstream music, but the majority of public consciousness is so far behind in that category it is concerning how long that might take. It really saddens me." @NGEFan

"Music isdifferent things to different people." @Baka-Dynasty

"Uhhhhhhhhh. Part of an artist's soul that can captivate the hearts of others." @ilikewaffles

"I think it's a combination of different tones... creating/intensifying feelings and influencing one's mood. Above that, listening to music is a great way to "flee" from reality for a while..." @kleckermaus

"The onlylanguage understood by us all." @Scorpion2k4u

"The vocal, rhythmetic or instrumental expression of an emotion." @Hadz-x

"Music is aconglomeration of sounds and/or wordsin a pattern." @FrostyMouse

"Music is a creative and expressive form of art." @kirstenn:)

"Motivational/Inspirational mood changer." @kame d. kaze

Music is a friend that will make you experience strong emotions and help you through dark times. @Maika

"The voice of the world, filtered through your ears." @hollowhowl7

"Even in your darkest times, music can show you the light." @BadCompany

"An art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions. thankyoudictionary" @DrugzRule

"Music is an art in which you can express yourself in these beautiful ways that makes it sound magical being lyrics or rhythm.. Music is another drug, it can be good and bad and so addicting, and when you find that special genre you just get hooked and stick to it until you find another genre. To me music is my life and feel good moments, they inspire me and make me feel better about myself~ " @Sun Heart

"Music is any sound that provides entertainment for the ears. Within that extremely broad category, there are more specific types of music -- those that use repetition of certain notes, that use special instruments, etc." @d1r31

hmm...oh, music is essential in my life, and if anyone likes Passenger then we'll be best friends for life. @midnightrider

Some Sounds That Give Me Them Feels, Bro @Hyouzou

"an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color." @Negative Syndicate

For me Music is sounds that make you calm when you feel agitated @burningmonkey

Peace of mind, each music is alongside a memory, sad or happy. @Koneko_Neko

"A world within worlds, expressed through auditory means, but connects the deepest." @JDG973

"A chain of sounds that stimulate the listener's emotions." @eemo23

"I'd call it "A theme park of sound". Each song is an attraction, each ride stirs different emotions and creates a new story." @Sanji

"Music is the expression of emotionthrough the use of rythmic sound." @Raiden

"Art for the ears and there are no rules." @Peleihno

"A combination of rhythms with or without vocals, which composes coherent sounds :)" @Abu Dun

"A self expression of your mood or what you are going through personally." @King Tai

Pretty much whatever I like to listen to. My favorite bands are One OK Rock and Mumford & Sons, which is a total culture clash, I know. I also love Frank Sinatra and Eurodance music. Everything else is just noise that sounds good, IMO. @Hamato_Hikari

"I don't think you can properly define music.It is a special form of art, and to give it a definition would limit it severely. All art should be free to take on whatever form it wants to, so defining any type of art is impossible." @PlagueIchigo

"An amazing human triumph." @RandomRider

"A number of sounds, weak apart but as strong as steel united" @Guardian-Angel

"Charmer of the soul. Rhythmic heartbeat andword of mankind." @Satoshi

"Inspirational, motivating, comforting, and most of all entertaining." @Yuber

"Sound made melodious and harmonious to express something." @Fulmine

Uhm I don't want to be poetic and just say it is a way to relax @Maco

"I define music as art. Depends what kind. I used to be a musician but I retired cause of other businesess, but I sing to myself also once in a while cause music is life to me! The word derives from Greek: 'art of the muses'." @Buster

"Music can embody the soul of both its creator and its listener..." @Dreamcatcher

"It sounds good, but doesn't make enough Tea T_T" @TsumugiBanter

Beautiful sounds that may potentially or hopefully evoke some sort of emotion. @Urek Mazino

Music is an art formed by the union of certain notes and rythyms(Scyentific-like answer)Music is a way to travel, to feel the world and to understand what you have even better, a way of flying away to your dreamworld without sleeping.(Flower power answer) @Madara D Dragon

"Dafuq i'm confused xD" @MooshiMooosh

Music is love. Music is life. @Tiago

"The second cousin of poetry, one of the easiest ways to express feelings..." @Winterfirefly

"a form of art and literature. It sums up hate and love." @The Machine

Lmao I'm not going to pretend I'm some intellectual on music or have some deep words for this but the best definition I can give is thatmusic is everything. It goes with everything. I can't really explain it in good words but maybe when you're playing a game and in a big battle, hey? This song goes really well to this because they're moving to the beat of the music. Or maybe you see some girl you like and you think this song corresponds to her really well, e.t.c e.t.c. That's some of the things I think about when I listen to music sometimes.Jet~ @JetPk

Music is a Universal Language that transcends cultural Boundaries.

Music is Love.

Music is Life. @Namikaze_Naruto

Only 12 words? Very well. A melodic, harmonised expression and ensuing movement of the soul’s inner subjectivity. Though to be honest Leibniz defined it better: "Music is the pleasure the human soul experiences from counting without being aware that it is counting." @Episteme

I define music as mood and emotion, which are two completely different things in my opinion. @Gotrense

I would say that music is an art form, an almost-magical craft that can move people and induce emotions within them. It also works as a form of self-expression, for which you don't need words to convey your feelings. @gamria

"Something that's pleasant to the ears and takes me to another place." @KittyGoesMeowMeow

Medicine. @monstertrio

No real idea except that itsapart of our existence. @Dark Sasuke_101

"why are you asking ? i define music as something that makes me feel the intended emotion" @Miss.J

Music - Anything that produces sound in a sequence, oh god f*** my life @SunkisS

"The logical response is: Music can be any kind of audio sensation that provokes an emotional response. The more descriptive response: Melodic, mellifluous, refreshing, relaxing, motivating, uplifting, sustaining, diverse, cathartic, atmospheric and vital." @KLGChaos

"Various sounds composed in pleasing ways." @~L~

"For me, it's purely a matter of what I like and don't like. Or just whatever mood I'm in. :shrug:" @FongShwei69

Well, I would say, music is someone's inner essence being sent to other people to understand. Ok, thats probably around 12 words, lol. But what I mean is that words do not need to be used to describe it, it's just that feeling you get as the listener, when you hear a song that you really like. Emotionaly, it touches you, that is what I mean by the essence of the person who made the song, you are feeling it. @Chizi

No music. No dream. @Chicosci

"Emotion. Andno problem." @superfranky

"Pleasant for the ears and it relaxes you." @MAX_COLA_POWER!

"Music is a booster, that pushes you through life." @Enbima

"Collective ear orgasm." @Strobacaxi

"idk to me if it has a nice beat and rhythm" @laxus pwns natsu

"A form of communication that allows one to express things nonverbally." @wingman32x

"Pleasing sequences of sounds." @Ryu

xD art made with sounds @Zeando

"Music is sound at play." @Lone_ant

the sound that defines who you are. @beck26

Structured sound that can invoke a myriad of feelings and reactions. (11words)

Or for an even simpler definition

Something you can jam to lol(6 words) @Hellion

Music will set you free!Music is like fuel for my car but then, also, for my soul@Hodja